I read today on AnimeVice.com that Daisuki Gouri, who readers of my anime reviews will recognize as the voice of Hiromi Yamazaki of Mobile Police Patlabor, and one of the two voices for Mari in the Project A-Ko series, died recently, of an apparent suicide.
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FLCL Licenced by Funimation
Funimation has announced that they have licenced Gainax’s 6-episode OVA “FLCL” (Furi-Kuri), with plans to the release the series on 1 DVD set and on a Blu-Ray this coming year. This is another series to be rescued from the ruins of Geneon. Continue reading →
Final Full Metal Panic! Novel being Written
Anime News Network reports that writer Shoji Gotoh has started work on the final Full Metal Panic novel, though he doesn’t rule out writing additional short stories in the universe in the future. Continue reading →
Weekend Review – SDF Macross II (OVA)
This week I’m reviewing the second installment (sort-of, it’s been made non-canon) of the Macross series, appropriately titled, Macross II. Is was it worthy of being affiliated with the Macross universe (albeit having been shuffled out of canon to a sort of “elseworlds” status), or was its banishment from canon merited? Continue reading →
Weekend Review – Appleseed (2004)
As many other franchises have received in the past, the Halo series is getting an anime compilation DVD – collecting various shorts in the universe – one of these directed by Shinji Aramaki, who directed this movie. So, how good is it (this movie)? Continue reading →
Weekend Review – Tenchi Muyo In Love II: Tenchi Forever
This week we’ve got the last of the Tenchi Muyo movies. Does the series come to an end on a good note, or does it leave us with a bad taste in our mouths? Continue reading →
Weekend Review – Tenchi Muyo: Daughter of Darkness
This weekend we have a review of the second Tenchi Muyo – this one a shorter installment (an hour long film that was released as a double feature with The Slayers: The Movie). This installment also takes the franchise to it’s third continuity. How well does this version of the franchise hold up? Continue reading →
Anime Review – Tenchi Muyo! In Love
This week we’ve got a review of one of the Tenchi Muyo spin-off movies. Can the wacky hyjinks of Ryoko, Ayeka & company translate to the big screen – or will they fall on their face like Mihoshi is wont to do. Continue reading →
Gurren Lagann is on Hulu
So, previously I’ve reviewed Gurren Lagann. Prior to my review, and to a certain extent, after my review (they’re repeating it) it was also aired on the Sci-Fi Channel’s Ani-Mondays block. Well, now Hulu has is available, in dubbed form, for streaming as well. I have the first episode embedded below the cut. Enjoy!
EDIT: So, apparently WordPress isn’t playing well with embedding video from Hulu, so I’m putting a direct link instead.
Weekend Review – Ranma 1/2 (Season 1)
So, I’m now moving on to one of the longest running romantic-comedy action series in the history of anime – Ranma 1/2. Specifically, the series first season, before the love triangle became became a Cat’s Cradle, and you could tell what the character relationships were without a wiki. Continue reading →